User Manual ToFscan
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the number of muscle responses detected. It maps out each of these in the form of a bar chart to
compare their respective ranges.
When measurements are disrupted (parasitised), a symbol
will be displayed instead of the
measurement (bar).
“ATP” sub-menu
ATP (Automated TOF PTC) is an automatic mode to measure deep, average and light
neuromuscular blockade. ATP mode uses TOF and PTC stimulations in appropriate ways. Stimu-
lations are repeated every 30 seconds or every 5 minutes depending on the number of responses
measured after each TOF or PTC stimulation.
Example of an ATP mode screen during a TOF stimulation:
If you get the screen below, it means that the measurement conditions are disrupted. Please check
the position of the sensor.
Principle
The ATP mode is an automatic mode. ATP can be stopped at any time by the user by
pushing the wheel button. ATP mode uses TOF and PTC stimulations depending on the depth of
blockade. Results are displayed as per the stimulation applied. ATP delivers TOF stimulation, in case
of no response from the TOF stimulation, a PTC stimulation will be applied. After all stimulations
(TOF or PTC) the ToFscan displays the results. If the patient has had at least one response to TOF
stimulation, the ToFscan will then display the measured results and there will be a pause of 30s
before the next set of TOF stimulation. If the patient doesn’t have a response to TOF stimulation,
the ToFscan will stimulate the patient with a PTC stimulation and display the results. After a PTC
stimulation there is a pause of 5 minutes before the next set of stimulation.
